Tongue Edema Caused by Intubation Tube in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Tongue Edema; Intubation Complication; Mechanical Ventilation Complication; Tongue Enlarged

• Registration Number: NCT05249738
• Lead Sponsor: Selcuk University

Brief Summary

Tongue edema (TE) is an enlargement of the tongue that can be noticed with the naked eye and protrudes from the mouth. Endotracheal intubation tube, which can exert high pressure on the tongue for a long time, may cause TE. This study was aimed to detect TE, which may develop due to long-term pressure application of the intubation tube to the tongue, in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) who underwent endotracheal intubation by submental ultrasonography (USG) method.

Detailed Description

Tongue edema (TE) is an enlargement of the tongue that can be noticed with the naked eye and protrudes from the mouth. Endotracheal intubation tube, which can exert high pressure on the tongue for a long time, may cause TE. This study was aimed to detect TE, which may develop due to long-term pressure application of the intubation tube to the tongue, in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) who underwent endotracheal intubation by submental ultrasonography (USG) method.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-15
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-01
• Study Completion: 2020-03-01
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-02-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-11
• Study First Posted: 2022-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged between 18-65 years Patients who underwent endotracheal intubation and were admitted to the intensive care unit on the 0th day of intubation and patients who underwent endotracheal intubation during follow-up in the intensive care unit and were followed up on a mechanical ventilator -

Exclusion Criteria

Patients under the age of 18 and over the age of 65 Patients who had a history of maxillofacial trauma, tongue surgery, head and neck malignancy, radiotherapy to the head and neck region, congenital anomalies of the tongue base and floor of the mouth Patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit due to allergy-anaphylaxis

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Detection of tongue edema by ultrasonography	The patients' tongue cross-sectional areas were measured by submental ultrasonograph on the 0th day of endotracheal intubation and 4th day of follow-up on a mechanical ventilator. The difference between the two measurements was evaluated as tongue edema.	Primary outcome was tongue edema which is likely to develop due to the pressure exerted by endotracheal intubation tube on the tongue, by submental ultrasonography in patients who were followed up on mechanical ventilation for a long time.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The effect of drugs applied in the intensive care unit on the development of tongue edema	The patients' tongue cross-sectional areas were measured by submental ultrasonograph on the 0th day of endotracheal intubation and 4th day of follow-up on a mechanical ventilator. The difference between the two measurements was evaluated as tongue edema.	Secondary outcome was tongue edema which is likely to develop due to the drugs applied in the intensive care unit by submental ultrasonography.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Selcuk University; 🇹🇷 Konya, Selcuklu, Turkey